Press Release
February 18, 2021

Gatchalian seeks institutionalization of educators' academy to boost teacher education quality

To help ensure coherence in improving the quality of teacher education and training in the country, Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the institutionalization of the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP), the Department of Education's (DepEd) professional development arm.

Gatchalian made this proposal in Senate Bill No. 1887 or the Teacher Education Council (TEC) Act, which seeks to strengthen the collaboration between the DepEd, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in improving the quality of teacher education and training from pre-service to in-service.

Under the proposed measure, the NEAP will be mandated to guarantee that professional development activities are at par with the 21st Century learning environment and linked with the career progression of teachers and school leaders.

While the 2021 national budget provides for seminars and trainings to help teachers cope with the new normal way of teaching, Gatchalian said that institutionalizing the NEAP will be part of long-term efforts to make the basic education sector more robust, inclusive, and resilient, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic forced the education sector's shift to distance learning following the imposition of restrictions on face-to-face classes. Capacity-building programs and activities on alternative modes of learning delivery were held to prepare the country's more than 800,000 public school teachers for this shift. NEAP is one of the DepEd units that provided trainings for distance learning.

The transformation of NEAP is also part of DepEd's initiatives on upskilling and reskilling teachers, one of the pillars of the national reform plan Sulong Edukalidad, which pivots focus from access to quality in education.

"Ang ating pagpapatibay sa National Educators Academy of the Philippines ay isa sa ating mga panukalang hakbang upang matiyak na tuloy-tuloy ang ating pagbibigay ng dekalidad na pagsasanay sa ating mga guro at school leaders upang maiangat ang kanilang mga kakayahan nang sa gayon ay maiangat din natin ang kakayahan ng ating mga mag-aaral," said the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture.

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Gatchalian isinusulong ang matatag na educators academy para sa pagtaas ng kalidad ng pagtuturo

Bilang bahagi ng pag-angat ng kalidad ng teacher education at training sa bansa, isinusulong ni Senador Win Gatchalian na patatagin ang National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) na nagsisilbing professional development arm ng Department of Education (DepEd).

Ang naturang panukala ay bahagi ng Senate Bill No. 1887 o ang Teacher Education Council (TEC) Act na layong i-angat ang kalidad ng edukasyon at pagsasanay o training ng mga guro sa pamamagitan ng mas matatag na ugnayan sa pagitan ng DepEd, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), at Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

Sa ilalim ng panukalang batas, ang NEAP ay pormal na magiging attached agency ng DepEd upang itaguyod ang professional development ng mga guro at school leaders. Mandato ng NEAP na tiyaking ang mga programa para sa professional development ay akma sa learning environment ng ika-dalawmpu't isang (21) siglo at pag-unlad ng karera ng mga guro at school leaders.

Bagama't tiniyak ng Department of Budget and Management (2021) na suportado ng 2021 national budget ang mga trainings at seminars upang ihanda ang mga guro sa "new normal" ng pagtuturo, binigyang diin ni Gatchalian na ang isang "institutionalized NEAP" ay bahagi ng pagpapatatag at muling pagbangon ng sistema ng edukasyon mula sa pinsalang dulot ng COVID-19.

Matatandaang ang NEAP ang isa sa mga tanggapan ng DepEd na namuno sa mga programa at mga trainings noong kinailangang ihanda ang mahigit walong daang libong (800,000) mga guro para sa distance learning.

Ang "NEAP transformation" ay isa rin sa mga bahagi ng upskilling at reskilling ng mga teachers sa ilalim ng Sulong Edukalidad ng DepEd na layong tutukan ang pag-angat ng kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa.

"Ang ating pagpapatibay sa National Educators Academy of the Philippines ay isa sa ating mga panukalang hakbang upang matiyak na tuloy-tuloy ang ating pagbibigay ng dekalidad na mga pagsasnay at i-angat ang kakahayan ng ating mga guro at mga school leaders upang maiangat din natin ang kahusayan ng ating mga mag-aaral," ayon sa Chairman ng Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture.

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